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THE CONSTITITIOX.
Entered at the Atlanta yoetofflce as an
tocd-clarsnra Matter November 11 1673
C lube ct Ere. 11.00 earb; clubs ct ten
LCOeacb ar.d a copy to gettcr-up ot club
W K W ANT TOC.
There-st:tutlor. wa-.tr an axeent at every
Fcrtoll csln America. Apcnt'a outfit freo
•be Focdtenra. U you are not tnaGub
want you toactaiagor.tat ycurotr.ce.
M r t.- me _
lt>o I’eople’s < oin<nlion
T.ie convent km at GriSa Thursday
tuuk the shape "f a revival tm-taur. It
Kras a gratul gatlK-riug us almost
lie tlwosio>l reprrs. -
Uevrgia who met together for the i*tr I
I
»*W Os the p—-pl" against the n-.gr. VO |
an 1 oppressive fwlicy which the r»“- ’
pub E-30% «tml"r the lea«fc rsht* ’••Ln .
Sherman, 3nd in the pay of the t-rn I
and fit xn boadkoMem. etirv i ’lttett- Iy
|-E •*! u|> a the state: e bouts.
The ontixtue of the Cuavratlon wav a
revival and a r»n.--Aal ..f th- prlnri-
Jd’t Thr-tlgh their rvprrWßta'lV"* rite
true den.-* rats of Georgia Hedsiv! tlwati-
Selves to the main:>-naiice es dem-wrstle
j»*u ;•!"<, and their «l« .-I iroti-ei* make
It certain that u • « nting'-iey that may 1
Brise h»-r> after will tempt tie-tn to «!-- I
Bert even t> ••tporarily the cium* of the *
► ’Ha
The convention dcdAo-d mn-qutvo- ’
Pally f.* Ute restoration of silver «-• the ,
Jds< • • up - .1 tn our li"«n«’.il si-u
tip t<» th" day that the ropuMtcau party. ’
■Bder th" ••’• r-l-ip of J-hn
Eoted to • rtllaw it = 1 «l -e the i. n.v
•pain’d It. Th" < wvebt’.st renewed the
Bi'eriais-e •>* J’s !•> erst.» «! ■••-• rat’c |
j i i’< r- -I’t |
■tans u s •• d iarali- i s that have
I n In-i I bi • i: .«l •!
rratic ei*t»v nt’-a that l- is met since .
tfc -. .simtry di'-'•ven-d that .
the r-pub. in party hid mid ti.-lr i
I
More than t' '■*. convention in >
U-rs-i and rifirr I tie* r*-* dulion ;
adopt d by th- <f "!.••• r •mention de- !
1 o’ ing th" partkip'- -m of f- L-ral
Okie hoi-, rs fn y litieal eatnjuign*.
JThe n-puWsean convention of Wc! w •< .
Ur.-- Iv nth id'll by ot: -• !. •Lien., and
Iho r* pubi wart state c-nvea us w.-re
r*intr*-lh--! by this The ilmr*
mttie t iti iu! -tiv ntion r»-l*u*' I this
js-rn.' * S'tiviiv <-n tie* pirt of fed
oral . -e h I s, nrd .1 n uu< 1 it
Intb"l Id 'n Bt events the i-sipl"
having b f' ♦ th.- ev-s t; •• ' 1.-.'f
tie 111- y:ic <-.■.•• ut’.is-is d'-riilg
their P'-TS a I. the ath-n at. i in
behalf of the i: y power, going about i
the land I’lstinr «■ imp i« h-s In ft- !
rar «>f the n-p. ■m financial p-licy
t' « Griffin «• h ntb-a t!i- tight it wi -*
and thiwly t-»r. affirm th- taiiguant pn»- I
.w-r
jd i rh»»?iz who Iwl emwn im
pit i’, and In a ti -re r -: •«« and a
I no- e-Hi.--s n.-»' to the «*»•:« •of »he
t •toti •» party !a spite of the i>-j»n
.. u of tie d. u.ersr.c plair rm by
» • wb-.ru the I u—t voters of the I
Ju those who had cr- ivr it bepe
• . -oiiv. d, lu t' *■ who had grown
i ? "ful. f-i h was rvnewi-d. In th
• • lad r»-iuala«sl true, truth had a new
I I r h. That which tbe <v>t.v <*nt ion mu«ie
; n was that the time lad arriv.d for I
t’l wl. •I* I * vis In d*-t 5 mt.c pi inrap. * |
t» bury all n *r st: -I ’ttiimj "ttm* dis
t-a ;e platform broad rcvagb to ac otn
t fverr I. m <t voter in the cmn-
• ;t > put a> de all w!dn» :udpn Ju
and unite cm a platform oj (►•s.-d
Ji» t •• agsr. -'ions of the m->i«"y lenders
»nd 1 idhidd* -s
Tl> ■ t 'isnlti ty ami eu lnt< .sin of ti e
I a.n. ntid of tbwee win Were pr-s
t . as :is talers, was marv. i-s.s, Tiw
11. .»■ .. sit that b'l • • til" •••:!»'• tl- <i It
j.-If v. s the re -lit «*f a rt -ii'an-'iis np |
t' ■ ’
1,.: ■ ami • nthtisiasin i«*vt m t"d the
t n ven r«ivd oMer »« u w •
•w i --S. U1 of tii" l- r days of th.-
I, whoa the pc«.;il" were w«»nt to
I |.> - r r.ud •.-■•'til. 3i •" tii. lest
• .» < I. nla'.sl to ii.*'in» lie r
>i. h w s t ■• «Jri ”n c- u. • ’ It Is
t ,ii. <to-tyt’»t tt - - nr t.. i
l rofl - * idiug d' «"f ’!»• I
I men wh-» are n-*t ms-king
t I who nu -I l»' bribed by the J ipe (
I -
I IMj 'J* I •!!! niU I>* ,t it -
> Us. I! '• a* *«•*• " n '. •- ‘
. . . in U-- ir I »t "I ► i.i
j - sty will ."liss tit th" gam- an I b<•
«.f detßomey. »** ’*•*•*• w! ‘ ■ r “ '" r
Vtn> t. 41" a’ ml fie Hw p"« >.
For the n-i th • m >.no. It p- I ’ *
•n • g.dll-J.‘ •
U." fne coinage «d silver would bm-ilt
|h» western min" ••’■ *•’• r*.
Tier r-AL ird this a* a rrmdt m» mi I"-
•frab!" tl l J. y « r ‘ 'l «ii-rytii in
Vh'.r power to is. v.-nt it. lu order to
hn«l our i i»« r to ow* rs* out v tlio
|u*t pvofita of their b'-itianrie inveab
levo’ nk ist d Üb-’r, r -olcbugv bar*
. insuu r the ainglc C<dd rtamlird.
•rhich Las tue direct effect of rapidly
•nr:-’, ng a cn.wd of forvlgnora who are
Iteveloj .ag ten g id field* lu South As
Hea.
! Qop South Afrbwn letter on eecther
it a revelation. It toile how a lot
pf fsfLsX irvu.li and German adven
turers are leaping Into fortunes on ac
count of our ctuphl policy. A dozen
princely millionaires, who are now daa
zling with their wealth, pi' ked
It up almost without effort in South Af
rica. S..UK- of them were regular troofm
a few years ago. There is BarnatOk for
instance. A abort time ago he was a
juggler in a circus. He was stranded in
South Africa with only half a crown in
his poeket. He went to the gold fields,
and is now worth
Hue little district in the u> w Fl Ho
ndn will yield stu.ix»u«»l lu gold this
v. ir. Already Sou'll Afri<-n has turn -d
out more millionaires than California has
I ever had.
I fwler the gobi standard we are cn
l ricking thv<e f .n-ivii'Ts, who w ill ep-tid
or invest their fortunes in Europe, while
■ ottr silver mine owners are driven to
I ruin.
Where 1< the t»-n«e or justice In this
polky? it-stetd «’f building up th" for |
tn"- s«»f the European gold mine <>«tiers,
why not help our own |»-o|»le first? for
every dollar made Would go into .-ireula
tion ami stimulat" bus’ii'-ss and Indiistiy, ,
and ps'op- general pros|H-rity.
A policy w hieh turns our ow n people In- i
I •.» |«aiii"-rs and muliiidh s millionaires in ■
I Enn>pe cannot l«e .ief. pd.sl from any |
' Just awl sensible point of view. If the |
I filing of a metallic im.iwy stand ltd will ‘
■ . :d>-ntally benefit any mii<" ow ners, by (
tmans |.-t us give tin' pref'-r*-nce to I
bom" mim-rs. It Is unpatriotic, mi .
•nisiii- V.-• and ttnjtts’. t« ruin our nwn
- . - -s vh’> !
- n»w Pi’»no|»-4ize the gold fields of South—
—•—
<\»n<rf wwmnn BlaelCi letter.
I niltfiT hi* auotlxT abb* <hnni- ,
• { o r- nt r I
; 111 ok. of ■ tenth district, to the l|..i> I
' I’atii.’k W Mt, deserves more than pa«»- i
| in" ns. n’i. n.
. Mr. Kink n ’ sit ci- r that gold and |
silver ar* th" l. • n<-y of the c.nstltiition.
1 and roHs'ltttt" th" etaudrrd of value. In
..■. J - - •
| ford, of the federal supreme court; as
f -Hows:
I Ar inert t> show thit th" national
i tr rv m« organ z-1 on the Haris that
th- al ait’l silver >oin« the I'nit.sl
ui.'.- —sory. ;.s It Is a het".« at fact whh h
... man or i« ig ot m-n can ev.-r am-ccws-
Jii- .i old, Itaiii.l Web-'er. Mr.
J’. -n and the l it" Jud M arner, of
il -ixin. are «pi..t<d •ti ti " same line.
Tie e •utlmritieta !.• id that gold and
silver la* ottr coiistitufional money and.
therefore, a legal t'-t d'-r without any
furtlu-r legislation on Hie subject, it'-
f-ria.-g •-» Mr. I'lrli-I'-s prob-ss's! in
ial'iiii v to in I - >tid what is no ant by
In <i add-' stand :•»!. Mr. Black d'a-lan-s
t'.ar It is a well established historical
I fa< t ti it both gold and -ilvi r have b--. ti
I us. | ,s v uid-'td money by practieaily
, th" wl • '" «"r!<l f >r hundreds of years.
I and until ’!<•• l ist quarter of a century.
I I " tn th" foundation of our government
■ s d I • ti s bei u '-ur unit
of vaht". tv'd ’’"s nait ri-st.si m> >u sfi.
ver -is Wei! ns gold. Mr ilia k also re
mir.ds Mr. Carlisle that ottr government
e . par ;• t " I in tl.ree mono -try con
( f. r, e.- -s • died f.-r th * ptirj»'-e • f rv
• s Id ng th" d “Ui'l'' standard.
s-. .. -y M.i'uiing. of Mr. t'leveland'a
fit adi. h’Strn'ioii. in one of his otfii ial
r.-p .. f n..r.-1 tlie rest.•ration of the
•I si ri-t.tnl. and pr'-di'-ted that it
Iw. uld rv. "W g’Leral prosperity. To
5!...w tint ’ll" democratic party Is
pl I t.. Me d-ml’le stindard, Mr.
Black gays:
’ ■ r. •’ -nt -rat!" pia'’--’in of I VW|
•>-• r. . 1 r> v -.11 istl'.g of gold awl
»i- r Ti i t itf.en- ~f >l, upon wln ti
t 1.1..' ..r th" i-.'tty tn th" gold «»d
of th- rotistUii: ion. Th*
I - I. . ti ■> n, <1 u- -I platform of I’*
I d- J tn favor ul th" “use of birth gobi
]: • . . ... a f. ~ stand .rd money of th.
and th" con of both r >ld ant
«r m-tai ur charge f-r militate".”
T ■ rati" is m*t under discussion. The
pl •. rm «’f is'.e <l.s tired in favor of
bo h ;-..1d and silver as the strin l-ird
n -i. . ’ ti,.- country to I~’ coin- 4 with-
< it -i - tiitii'i i..u against either, or
«-! l< - i :<t.lge. ’lll'' platform did
i • ,i-e i.s mi International agree
ment. Says Sir. BUvk: .
| No f.’r „ . ; tt .ti nf It vrltt rupport
I’ ll v,- not after e-ar. h.
H i ./ In. ai, - .us of II it
I . I r proV'-s that In history, in
I end •-c of ti s--. tie' democrats have
I al” ad l I " double ►’ uidard
hoi f Mr i t-1.1 mi s gold etandard
I adv<> it s c i I - recent converts
la< 'rd.ag t.i ti .s paragraph from the
I b-i:.>r:
V.t ». • ,! >• th" pr-ri-tent er fits at.l.
I m rir : >.i ■ <•' the pis s-nt . .il.t-
t- t- p • -r p.n. id. tin-
-r. i - A r writing « vote tn con-
It ’ : j “ *■...•.•
Th* fs • •• . «»r fi!v* r, nnl that,
I a I»* j. t uhs ii the diff« renrv
I
j • tc :iii4 Eump* tji and mtate*-
| r h "J jiidaatr i«» sh«»w th.it bi-
it - d ui i t’.“ ■ r.il st.H' !nr»l. Mr.
: • .A— .Mr. r Memplii*
.I.’ I-tn ab -1 v . h.'w timl s
hi.!»••• ~ir * nt* . • n’ lu them, lu
; I priu. pb- ami i r.i. ti. •• it is
>h* ' a lii:»t !.»• ftutiO’T.ils of this <shiii
| y liioier tb.* ninsrle goM
Is an '.srl. atui Ilia: t’<»* u-« iua>»rh,v of
t in not favor it imhv.
I To- from tiio tenth ar
| g»ii*-w ?: at ibis fiXHintry is .ilUe to rcston*
| an«l ti: • ruin the «10u1.1.‘ slan<i.ir«t I’wn
| if u«* had •»nly the single silver stati’l-
I «r.| !•.. Lobfts that «‘iir iih-o:i«s| Ir:l<b*
I with tlie silver ronntr** s uoubl ennbh»
|is to li-4.1 ciur own. hi • .tu
aaysi
XVe have tr>-1 d* \ os nii 1 makeshlfta.
and wr hav* sufT«*td. aa tnu>t id ways be
•|.* MMMI Whtn v •!• u*rt trviu onrrret
princgpp.s. Tne atiuatioa >*-ero* to demand
that wn t-hall do w metlriag. Shall we 0B
further la ’he v.» . x direvuon or Ah?Uj we
turn our C<- su. . to the right p«ia *l*
THE WEEKLY OONSTITUTIc X., MONDAY, JULY 22. 1898.
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though we must reach It through difficul
ties? <’an we not, and ought we not, to
r.ftore the old landmark*.? May we not
run what risk there la In reaaaertlng and
undertaking to re-establish the mpremacy
of view* and policies which are certainly
In hatmony with, if not demanded by, the
••o: -»fitutlon of our countty, and under
Wl h wu li’ii” Ini• lived and pHNh
p- red? "They tell us we are weak, but
When shall we be stronger?”
I am opposed to the single gold standard
for the following reasons:
llr-t, be a tie* there is a grave doubt as
to t»i. constitutional authority to do what
it «»|h nly pro|»oses and what I iadieve It Will
Irresistibly l«-ad to. If the constitution
ha j«*iti*'«l gold and silver together as
!». rt ut our monetary system, it is not
v. thin tlo- power of congress to strike eith
er «»ne «»f th* rn out of it.
S' ’«»nd. I> ' ausv I do not think It* final
«siablishment will pronmte the general
good.
Thml. liecause It Is contrary to the tra
ditions, doctrines and policies of the demo
cratic party as heretofore uniformly ami
everywhere expressed in its platform, na
tional and otale, in both houses of ron
®re«a» before the peo|de through its press
and public speakers.
I *>utth. 1h iu*e I believe It will still
further centralize and strengthen Influ
| rn s tn th«- .-ountry that are already too
powerful.
I ihit k It w’oiild be better than to adopt
that theory to open our mints to the coin
ag»‘ of silver as well us of gold at the ex
ist ing ratio for the following reasons:
• I'n-t There fs a cb ar constitutional
I right Io do so, even if their la no runstitU
tlunal obligation it.
• ’o! d I bel ete that so opening our
mints to th*- r«»inagv of silver will Im* more
in«niotiv« of the common weal.
’» ird it would Im* more In accordance
i with the declaration of the democratic
That to du so i • jmpullstic, rather
. d n-. i it: . is not true. The demo'-rat
■ I • party has insisted on the double stand
i :ar i (rum the taeginning of the controversy
over the quest • ui. which was long be
j r»»t» the |M*pulist party waa brought into
.■l-h-i.-i'-nil Ilf".
I r.- .in-" It will ,I"<-"ntni!lz" a
p- ,'T will’ll it i» <!.-ini;"ruus tu tartf-luat"
.u.-l niU'-li mu." so to augno-nt.
Th" I" i<-r ii a tuning, clear ami logi
i • il :iixtiiii’ nt forth" free coinage ut nil
Iv r. aii’l it* facts :in<l the author!Hen
<|ii.>|im| siM-ni to lie lin:in*«verablv. Mr.
i It. i< k - «"li kii’ivvu iiliility, genuine
* il'-iihh r:n y. high M'tise of fluty anil
• coin.iX" .n* ■!■ lotion to th" right as he
i *, * it. nil! give hi* letter great weight,
l li" only in Gi-orgia. but whereier It" i*
| know 11.
Ul" Mall Street l*ot-Metalll*t«.
Thu* f.-ir we have wen only one *’inth
e ii i,. iv*|i.i|H-r that ha* bitten at the
;■ • *nppleinent” bait of the Wil
li'in .*:reet Iteform t 'lttli That |ia|H>r la
I”- r.urlin-j "ii N'- a*. of Burlington. \.
f. It i* a very vhea|i *:tle. altogether,
lint we line no ihailit that th" cheap
wnppleiin -nt of Hu- reform club i« worth
a* mil’ Il a* th" T"*t of The Burllugtoii
Nell *.
< • t r.'uil'T* have never beard of The
Hurlitig'oii Nei.* le-fore. am! they will
P’-..1. il>h never hear of it again, but it la.
no doubt, ii .rthy - f the distinction it lias
won.
It the reform duh offenil advertising
"ii -s for itii-ir mat’'*r. ami if the news
p.p'-r* iisiirx it mat'kisl it a* an ailver
• -. lO' lit. tile ease Would I"’ different;
but. so far as we can (H-reeive. tlie pa
per* that sell tlieinsf'lves out do so at
rai'-s tli.it ate ion and cheap.
VI li it pr.’tit can a aontheru iiewspajier
gc ' iii if a ■ upplenient that i« filled
m il lie* * • I' I’-'r.int that any reasonably
hitetlfx'nt man tan p’tt hl* tinge" in
eieli ot "? If a southern newspaper pro
j -.-* io sell il* eoliitnus it ought to stand
•Hit for :i profit, bitt there can lie no
pr.’li in simply priii'ltig' a supplement
i’sti'sl in tie- interest of Wall streyi-
There are liundri*!* of patent medieitte
firm* in tlie v.iiintri' who would lie ivll
ling to furnish to-aspaf-rs with tivo
p;i e -I'ppli a;--:its. one page to I"' de
V" i I ill's ’ ’iane.rti* matter of doulit
i fill iiitere-t. .-nd the other to an adv*
I tis ill II i f their lioslrtllllrt. TlleV would
1 ti'-t • till fil"lli*h these supplements free.
Ic’t they I’..mid pity a little eltra besides.
i 11 is s.-.-m* to !"• more titan tin- Wall
. str.-i t Iteform «'lub I* doing, but It i*
, not more tliati it oiiglit to do. for if we
read the signs aright, the ’•sound cur
n tn i ” er”Hd. profiting by tile stlgges
ti. of The N. ii York I’inancial t'hron
-I’-. Ii ie gone down into tlieir p'M-ket*
f.-r • . purpose of raising an immense
<--i:iipt:->n fund It is trite that this
fund is to In- used for the pur|Hi*e of
Ihii itig ami Influencing voters, lint it
se. tn* to us that the sliyloeks ought to
I " willing to cotitrilnite a small sum to
the supjior: f editors who are eoni|"’lli*l
I to de|Hnd "ti the Wall Street Iteform
't luli for reading matter.
une i’dly edi'or in Alahnnin. wlm has
j charge of The I'.i tn-r Weekly, treat*
th • |.ioo -iiioti of Hu- Wall strisd agency
a* i jo!,.'. If »ays the stuff 'lie reform
club - -ending out nail never convert
nnyl"><li Io "oldliiu'ism. and this L* true,
f.. it is mad- up «’f th" plainest of lies.
Bill i' s iiot ihy of note that The Besse
1 -H’l’ Weeklv is too holiest Io sell it* col-
I umns to Wall street.
I hu* f ir. no iveokly new*pa|>er in
<;■■■ II I* stlei ||||li"-d to the tempta
' ’ion to S.|| it* e.-himn* to tlie nw of
Wall s’n :’* igetlts. tine daily. If W"
'■ t; t >ke not. is using plate matter from
‘ licit rev.on. but it *l*lll* to lie a fact
tiif i*> n-.-tal ha* no atlraetions for the
■tiera: • reader 'i’he iwkly papi-r* in
1;. 1 oierwlti’lmiugli in fan* of
ft. • . 1 iv" They are standing by the
llherlie* "I ’I"- 1'! 1 ’, and
ll"tl ’ of tl-elll enn be iloUL'ilt.
1 .l.t’iriat Question* amt Anawera.
Win•! | rty deiii’.mrtlz. d *llvr in the
I’te'i d Si.t'es? Ii was done under a re
pul i 1 a.t'u'idsiratti’ii lu !s“3. when
Inhli se’i . ami h-itise wen’ largely re
tnil.lii an. -.til was tlotie by s'lrilih ami
s.iire'ii. <a -l>. and was known in Eng
hind • -’fere it h is in America.
Wit • f.-tiL’at : 'I attempt* to restore it
■| ~i ••'•pi; ’lie in party I‘ri’sident llnye*
Vcto.*l the Bland Allison bill, and the
. J ; - were sii-.mg enough, with
in -’erii repul l’’an vole*, to pass It over
. hi-- li -id ill I*?*
\\ hat p irn re| eah’d the Bland Allison
bill?
’l’lie republican party, by the asslrtt
.•iiiee <f John Sherman, who was still
Working for the English syndicate, and
In- siilistinitial hi* infamous Sherman
maki-sliift for it. and tills was known
in England before it w is in America.
, I What party or parlies have steadily
' Ktooil in the way of re toring silver?
, A large majority ot’ the republican
' F i party, and all of the mugwumps.
t 1 What party or parties favored the
1 ' rep'-al of the Sherman law without sub
u intituling proper legislation?
’ 1 The repul’lii’.in party :ind the mug
- —'"
wump party; tlie democrat#*
they could to restore it.
What party or parties are now ’
silver on every hand?
The repuHican party and the t>
w’untps.
Thew are plain, simple answers
simple questions that arise in everyd ■
discussion, and we have collated tin] !|
so that they can lie used to answer ti
impertinent hirelings who are ready
deceive people because It is to their 1}
terests to do so.
Ths Nsw South on the Stage.
A play called “The New South,” n<
running In Chicago, Is calculated to gi •
the northern public a very queer id.i
of the social life of this section. TI.
Chicago lieconl thus summarizes
plot: <
An "lection Is tn progress tn the state of
Georgia. Jefferson <,wynne stan.ls for one
of th" congressional iMstrlcts. Captain
Barry Fol J. with a body of cavalry. Is
called to assist th* t’nlted States marshal
in arresting moonshiners who are expected
to appeivr at the polls. The aristocrat*"
Gwytanes think lie Is come to protect th"
black voters. Sampson, a nrgro polltli-ul
boss, offers to lisaore Jefferson's "lection
for a consideration* Th" Inner horsewhips
Hnnipson. A quarrel between Jefferson
Gwymie and Captain Ford follows. In
which the former Is slightly wounded bv
the captain, who Is compelled to defend
hlm—’lf with the scabbard of his sword.
While Ford hurries away to summon *
physictan, the chastised Sampson return
sees young tlwiruie unconscious upon*
beiich In an arl.ur. ph k* up Ford's svf '(
thrusts it Hi' li one of tlie latticed ‘ /
an.l kills Gwynne. The killing of th< ■ (
southerner under the ctreumstary’
contrivance that etlclta from th; ’*
exclamations of horror Instead
The Idea hasn't even the excuse
tty. It Is peculiarly revolting
a sli-kenlng effect u|ion the a,:
Is convicted of the murder.
two' years lie Is leased out
Gwynne. who lowa him. He
freedom In searching for the .♦
denouement Is laborious and j
What a mixture! Here n
and murder, southeru chirah
ger dialect, bayonet rule at
iii.eHishiiior* and society p
finally a romantic illtistratl<’
workings of the chaingaiig syt j
'l’he tragic and yet ludicrous
seriously presented to northern all
as a picture of life in Georgia as- "
under the condition* of the new smi
If the playwright* cannot do betteg'
than tin* they should take a rest and let
••ITii’le Tom's t'abln" and the Siberian
lil.sidhoiilid* come to the front ag.iln.
The average southern play I* a nuisance,
.-uni it will continue to lie so until some
writer who tituierstnnds .loiithern life
and ia in sympathy with It produced a
drama that will be something lietter
than a burlesque or a feverish exaggera
tion.
He Ila* Changed Ills Mind.
There is not an liitelligetit democratic
voter in this state who has failed to
oliserve tlie (Hi’iiliar tactics of that plia
ble element which has come to be de
siTilssl .-is thi» cuekiMi iimiingent.
Whenever The <Artistitulioii has de
manded that the platfore * ' sp? ion
which tlie party was re'' tower
in all departments of
for the first time in tl 'fir
ril’d out the res;mv
Is’i’ti that thenßitihi. .•,.-ii
demand* wis based iib ,-i"m’*l
tioli to Mr. Cleveland: th;- . , ,'|l bot-
tom of it all was n deep seated prejudice
.'ig.-iinst the administration bei-:iu*e the
I’diior and proprietor of an Atlanta news
|gi|s'r ptiblislii’d across the way had been
honored by an ap|Hiiiitiiient to a cabinet
pOHltilHI.
Till* from first to last ha* been yi<>
reply made to every demand of The
<’onslitulion that the solemn pledge* of
the platform of Is'.rj be carried out. It
would have Ifc-i-ti an unanswerable reply
If The Constitution had represented no
• Hie Inn its editors and proprietors; if
democrats everywhere had eoneliided to
regard the fund.iment.il principles of
demoeraey as good enough to lie set
forth in ti string of resolution*, but not
good enough to be carried out. It would
have Ihm n an tin inswerable reply if dem
ocrafs everywhere had suddenly cotne
to th to change tlieir mind*
and adopt the fiii.iiichil principles a *
doe'rines of the repiiblie.-iu party. *
no such ■ hange has taken pl.-n-e, .?
lime abundant reasons for kn
Hid the fai t that tile deniocratlq
hive been repudiated coiitimti"
soiiiewli.it heavily on the sto: ?
those ii ho Worked for detiioct
cess in IsttJ Iteeause they were ■
ly devoted to the principles sis
tin- platform. Moreover, it has
taste in tin* moiitlis of those i.
for the deiniH-r.-itic candidate
they belieied that tile d’-iiioerat
would Is* promptly ,'ind faithful,
out
For itself. The Constitution ha
sny that it owes no man or any*
men anything. It stands now wlii-y
stoiil when every policy and prim A >
tli.it it ndvoeates was urged liy the dem
iH-ratic party. It has not eh.'ingisl its
mind or its principles. When such a
change occurs it will not pretend to be
a deinoci-ulii* newspaper, lint will have
the courage of lt« eouvii’tiotis But dem
ocratic principles do not change and are
not eliinge.'iltle. They are elemental.
They remain the same from year to . ear
and from .-lire to age. Men tuny change,
but principli’s never.
When Secretary Hoke Smith wrote his
letter to t'olonel W 1,, i’eek democratic
principles were precisely what they are
tmw lie an uitteed himself for the free
coinage of silver as a tna'ier of course.
Seeretary Smith simply announced the
demiieratie position a ]s>sltloil that had
been emphasized by the declarations of
national .and state democratic eon
veution*. by the action of democrat* In
the federal legislature and by the resolu
tlons passed by various demoeratic state
assemblies. lu istiu the democrats in
tlie senate had unanimously voted for a
free coinage bill and the demm-rats in
the house, although in a minority, only
waited for an opportunity to vote tin'
same way. Consequently, when Seere
tary Smith, writing to t'olonel I’eek, de
clareil that lie was in favor of tlie free
coinage of silver he simply enunciate
a demoeratic principle and announced |
dI'IIIIMT.-ltlC is'llcy. *>' .
He says now. byway of apo|ogiziir'“ ei
the fact, that iie was a denm^,,. •’*
isisi and In favor of th« detnoer*. 1
■ elples involved bi the restoratil
ver; that he has ch.’inged his ni
o 4e '
while lie was in favor of dem
~octrine in ISIMI. he is now. in
;„'„1 pposed to that doctrine and in
. mi.' of the republican policy, which is
‘ponsible for the evils from wUieh the
are now suffering. We admire the
sp,,.udor and frankness with which Sec-
U’tary Smith announces that lie has dls
‘|. 'urded a principle which is clearly set
,'jorth in the demiieratie platform and
me'hieh has been the avowed doctrine of
’ie democratic party since the people
'•iscovered that tlie republicans had stir-
demonetized silver as a part
s tlie standard money of the country,
i, th equal frnnknes* and candor we say
lbl At Secretary Smith's change of mind
'* ie* not involve a change of policy on
, up' li.’irt of the democratic jprty. Nor
; i toes It involve a change of principle.
' Ordinarily when men change their
minds in regard to party principle* they
seek tlie political association of those
with whose views they are in sympathy.
If every deiniM'rat should change his
views on the money question, as Secre
tary Smith has done, the republicans
would have a inono|M>ly of vote* In fa
vor of tlieir rascally policy. And yet the
policy would be Just as rascally as it is
How. Knavery doi-sn't cease to be
knavery because it is condoned.
The difference between Secretary
Smith and Tlie Constitution Is simple
and easily understood. While he has
cliniiged hl* mind in regard to the re
monetization of silver, The Constitution
has not changed at all. It was urging the
restoration of silver long liefore the sec
' rotary ivi-nt into the newspajier business,
■iloii" iH-f-.re he went iu'o politics and long
> • went into the caliinet. It is
l|,l> restoniHon of silver now. The
‘ j.’i’it sadly demoralized by tlie
( t Ttnln men to summit it to re
.r dineiples and policies, but we
7 el" that those who gile the
* „i its strength, power and In
>,ili»»'il: till’ |H*ople. li n o de»e. I >1
Hindi lies tlieir only hope
'i * ’An Educated Itonkey.
~ *<'leveland's administration will
’•.Um history for more than one reason.
',‘ll" hi* *hoiin how a democrat can
. in ike himself conspicuous by defending
republican legislation against the al
tacks of lik* party, and this, of itself,
noiill attract tlie attention of the aver
age historian. lie lias also shown how
it is possible to bi* a high protectionist
mid a free trader at <'ne and tlie same
moment, and this will also atiraet at
tention; but the chief distinction of his
administration must rest on tin- fact
that it found, retained amt liarlsired .1.
S.crling Morton.
We have a tolerably faithful account
of how Columbus discovered America,
lint nobody knows how Mr. Cleveland
discoven-d .1, Sterling Morion. We cm
ploy the lerm discovered tciitatli ely It
may lie that Mr. Cleveland iiiieirted
him. and ibis theory is tin- more plau-.i
l>le sinei’ no living hum.in beiug. so far
as we know, ever heard of .1. Sterling
Morton until Mr. t'leieland nominated
liim to Illustrate and n pre - nt agricul
lure m lii*j' ’ s'ue cabinet of full
length stn ' aip' (ireath
Jarby
Jil*t. how . .•find lri|>pened to
invent or ifi-'iicr .1 Su-rliug Morton
will never lie known We ran thi’orize
about it. but like tlie can-ils in Mars or
tlie red spot in Jupiter, it must over ro
main a mystery We know tlie fact, mid
lie see tile result, lull w • can never
hope to f.-iilioiii tile cause* licit led to
the elevation of th s remarkable Jack
In the box to .1 place ill the caliinet. If
It should turn out that Mr. • b i eland in
tended to add to the gayety of natioti*
by litis appointment he is fully vindi
i-.-ited. for. as a source of mirth. .1 Ster
ling Murton stands In the smno plane
with Eli I’erkins and other public per
former*.
Tin- various asylum* and private re
rreat* of tlie country can furnish panil
Ids to .1 Sterling Morton. In the public
retreat near Milledgeville, in our own
state, there is an old man wlm is fully
e 'livineed that lie is Itlleell Victoria II"
* it ild< i oiin "very Tuesday, and on such
, isioits lie 11 enounces an imaginary
-. •’ ~of Wille* fol- not coming home at
. r-* hour. Tiic min is linrmb’ss.
’j l H’ ltd* delusion. Would If re
jierfectly sane. It is a pity
jlld be held in duress While
.Morton is permitted to per
‘t the public the unties of a
t" (, r
1 man near Milhslgei llle
», ,:>t tie is Queen Victoria. J.
iciAlortoii. in W,i*tiiiigioii.
‘■'•lt he l.tlows •olllethlllg .lliollt
' question. The man near
ie holds court every Tuesday;
te'iling Morton writes a letter
, day or two. Tin’ male tjiieeti Vie
| i“ja ;* les* offensive.
Morton* latest performance I* in the
.' sli.ipo of a l”tter written to a man in
Topeka, one sentence from this precious
document will lie snllleient for our read
er*. Says Morton: “It remained for
Biand. Bryan. Stewart. Teller. Sibley
and their zealous dlselple*. by mere wag
ging of tlieir silver tongues, to evoke
from tlie viewless viscera of vacuity
vast volumes of value."
In this idiotic remark we have a full
length vicii of Mr. Clevelmid's most
actin’ cabinet minister. It is at once
a portrait and a biography, and after
reading it :in.i observant citizen would
know .Morton by sight if they met him
in the big fold There is no other coin
(■illation in this eoiiiitry of 1G parts don
key to 1 of monkey.
Therefore, it may be said that J. Ster
' ,'lg .Morton is entitled to tlie blue rib
i.oii as tlie i l'ii'f and most coiispleiious
'‘iiatesinni in tlie I'lovelnml cabinet.
i Mii**:ieliii*"it* mill tii’orulii.
Tlie lialtiinore M.’inufactui-ers' liecord
>n order t<> make its readers compre
hend the possibilities of southern devel
pmeiit makes a eomparis.ui between
.Mass ii hiisetts. ilie typical state of New
(England, and •gin. lite typical south
■ t’rii stale.
. It makes the point that Georgia i«
• eh in natiir.il resources in forests,
j 7 ' |ds and lii'nes. with seven times the
h r, Massachnsells. and yet tlie Inner
’'‘■'•'raetieally without our natural re
lias by energy and industry
„io the front. The Roeoril says,
f'.y. with almost Infinite natural
s on one alite and few or non"
I er. It is reasonable to cay that
nd .
-1 pi
Georgia, with eeven times the area, must
in time at least equal Massachusetts In
industrial matters. In 11WI the manufac
tured products of Massachusetts were val
ued at fssx, IW.UOO, while Georgia produced
but P3.517.W. Thus, to even equal Mas
sachusetts' present position Georgia would
have to Increase Its ifianufaeturlng busi
ness twelve times what It now Is. It
Would need to double its manufactures,
then quadruple, and then almost double
again In order to reach the point held bv
the little state of Massachusetts in IX9O
What a held for extension and industrial
expansion almost beyound comprehension
stretches before us as we study these tla
ures.
Is it possible for Georgia's lunutifac
turing interests to exceed those of
Massachusetts to the same extent that
our area of territory exceeds that of
the enterprising New England state?
The Itallimore paper answers this ques
tion in the .‘ilfinmitive. But it will be
the work of time, anti we must study
the industrial methods of our com
petitors, extend our trade and draw cap
ital amt immigration tills way. If we
remain inactive and let tlie world know
nothing of our advantages we cannot ex
pect capital ami enterprise to start out
blindly ou tin exploring expedition. ’.Ye
must call them up with a “Hello!” that
will be heard all around the world, ami
get them interested In our exposition,
and prove to them that the fortunes of
the future are to lie made in this region.
Tlie leader of the big western colony
to be started near Tifton admits that
lie was attractist here Is-eanse Georgia
“hustles" more than any oilier Blate.
"Hustle" is tlie word. I’ass it along
the line*
Delay May Cost Vs tlie Canal.
It is reported that the new government
of Nicaragua proposes to <|eel:tre the
canal concession forfeited on ai’eount of
th> alleged failure of the company to
carry out. its contract.
When tlie comp.Riy secured tin- grant
It prondsml to build a canal six feet
deep lu-twis'ii lakes Nicaragua and
Managua. It was then believed that
the enterprise would cost SIStUSK>, but
it has lieen ascirtained since that the
subsoil is solid r<H'k. and the expense
of rutting the canal would amount to
.iboiit sl.iHXi.<**i The company offered
to pay the Nicaraguan government
on to be released from this part of the
contract. The proposition was accepted,
blit the present government refuses to
stand by the hargitin made by the pre
cixling administration, mid threatens to
forfeit the concession.
T)iis is bad news, and It Is easy to see
the hand of England back of it all. The
forfeiture would probably cause us to
lose the canal, and Great Britain would
then step in and get the concession. We
have gone too far in this matter to let
it drop.
Our policy of delay Is responsible for
the Whole trouble. The canal will have
to be built and it must Is- under Ameri
van If England slips In ahead
of u> our interests will force us in the
ne-ir future to seize the canal, anil the
best way to avoid trouble is to go right
ahead now and push this waterway
through. This new avenue of transpor
tation is a necessity, and we can itevr
reach out for" the Trade of rient ami
the countries Isirdering on the TaeiUc
until we build It and control It.
Stanley in Parliament.
Henry M. Stanley has at last succeeded
in getting into the British parliament.
His eTeclion, itowever. was not due to
his popularity but to the tidal wave in
favor of tin - nnioni-its. and the fact that
a man with a knowledge of African
conditions is needed In parliament at a
time when England is gobbling tip mil
lions of square miles of the dark con
tinetit.
Americans naturally feel mt interest
In Mr. Stanley. He spent bis youth in
New Orleans. joined the confederate
army, deserted to the federal*. made
fame as a New York reporter. and dis
tinguished liineelf by finding Living
stone mid exploring Africa, where he
killed a good many blacks and looted
their villages. carrying off with him
•treat quantities of Ivory.
In his old age he has given up his ex
ploring and plundering expeditions lie
his married a pretty wife, and has
eoim* into possession of a little religion
mid a good deal of wealth. ITe is
politically ambitious, and despite his
unpopularity with the English people
he will doubtless make them a fairly
good representative. But he will never
do anything great in politics He is
' too narrow, obstinate .and selfish. He
is not the man to win his way either by
his Ids statesmanship, but
It may be that his knowledge of the
African situation and his plodding per
severance will enable him to hold his
own in the house of commons. On his
wife's nccoiint many I pie will be
glad to hear that Stanley has been
elected.
Why No* Help t'nba?
The New York Sun draws a parallel
between the situation in f'uba and th it
which existed in the American colonies
when our revolution started.
It will be recollected that when we
whipped Burgoyne Hie French Imi >e
convinced that the Americans, if ailed,
would compter their independence. So
I ranee first secretly evaded the rules of
International law by allowing our nri
valuers to use her seaports mid inter i-r.t
us money, men and warships.
The Cubans are lighting for freedom.
Just a« the colonies were, and like ‘hern
they have shown that with timely ahi
they can win. When they complete
the organization of their provisional
government we should recognize them as
belligerents, even if we do not ae
i their independence.
A Sad Humorist.
Minions of renders will sympathize
with Mark Twain in his misfortunes.
For a generation this light hearted
! humorist has entertail and delighted
I tile people of two worlds with Ids droll
ami extravagant stories. He has -
tributed to the Innocent gayety of man
kind and h is won his way into the af
fect ions of his renders.
Prosperity came to liyu. ami his ad
mirers and friends rejoiced. They felt
that . os "fellow of infinite Jest” de
served fortune's favors, and when they
heard that the failure of tils partners
in the publishing business had impov
erished him. they shared his disap|s>int
meiit.
' His fat* is similar to that of Sir Wai
t ter Scott. Like Scott be made money as
a writer, only to lost* it in business. Like
Scott lie has gone to work again when
past middle age and in feeble health to
I get on his feet again. But there are
some who feel no sympathy for the gen
tle humorist. They know that he has
sacrificed his properly to pay his credit
ors, lint they propose to push him to the
wall in tlie hope of getting a few more
dollars. Lawyers and bailiffs are wor
rying him day and night, and only last
week he was forced to go to court with
his nurse to be examined in supple
mentary proceedings.
This is no way to treat an honest man
who has made the entire world his
debtor. Scott was persecuted until lie
worked himself to death ami Hie shy
locks who are after Twain will drive
him to his grave.
It is pitiful and cruel. Tills man of
genius should not be hounded down by
Ids greedy creditors. He should be al
lowed rime to rw'rtiT bis health and get
to work, and then he should be per
mitted to retain enough of his earn tigs
to enable him to lire In comfort. M hen
It is too late th.* world will shed tears
over him and pay a splendid tribute to
his memory. If jteople f.s-1 this way
why not show it while the man is still
living, and not wait until lie is dead?
The Nation’s Wealth.
Professor Francois, a Fren.-lt econo
mist. in a recent article places the wealth
of this country at francs,
which is equivalent to alxmt
(Mtu.iMMl. and he states that the value of
all the property in England, ine'iidlm;
money in circulation, is
francs, forty eight billion less than this
country's wealth. The third place is
given to Franc.* with 22.’.
and the fourth to Germany with lill.'»»’.
utm.trto francs. The combined wealth of .
Italy. S|>ain. Russia and Austria Him
gary is only a little larger than that of
the United States.
These figures agree In the main with
those of Mr. Mulhall, the English sta
tistician. it s.s-ms that Ibis country is
financially stronger than any one coun
try in Europe. and according to The
New York World's figitr.-s our banking
capital is alsiut half that of all Europe
combined.
What stands in the way of our finan
eial independence? Why should we stile
mit to the domination of a country
whose wealth is forty eight billion francs
less than ours.
It is evident that nothing but a con
splracy or an understanding In-tween
tlie leading money kings of England ami
the I'uited States could put us in the at
titude of an inferior, dependent upon a
foreign country With our superior we.iTtli
it is impossible to suggest any other ex
planation of the suprem.-wy of the Brit
ish in our financial affairs.
fiemisratle victories for silver continue
to pile up in Mississippi.
The campaign In behalf of •lemocratic
bimetallism may now be said to have
opened.
Uhh Secretary Smith ever **changed hi**
mlri'l” about the modified subtreasury
plan?
The cuckoos hnvo had their feathers ruf
fled by Senator Bacon. Th* y are in a hor
rid state. .
Senator Bacon’s letter seem* to
filled the cuckoo* and pal-suckers with
alarm and Indignation.
The Griffin convention was notable for
the character and ability us th* mm who
were prominent in the meeting.
How long will it be before the cuckoo*
and postmaster organs sucked in read ng
all genuine democrats out of the democrat-
The papj»u**kers evidently believe that re
publican doctrines are good enough f‘*r sum*
democrats. This is an easy way to earn a
government salary.
And in Missouri the democrats have de
cided to call a silver convention. It looks
very much as if the Wall street scheme of
mak ng republicans out of democratic vo
ters is about to collapse.
t'mloubtedly the subsHlxd clltors will
endeavor to ts-llttle the Grittin convention,
but we shall not sympathize with any Geor
gia politician who suffers himself to l»
• aught by that stale piece ol ba t.
The Washington Post ontlnues to .idler*-
to Its unique form of bimetallism, 'me edi
tor is for silver and the other for gold, and
they . base each other up and down the
brilliant columns of the esteem**! I'ost.
It wl.l be fun. now. to see the cuckoos
who are playing to the grand stand in
Washington announce that the Grittin con
vention was not much of a deluge after
It was not th* intention of the shy locks
tu raise such a rumpus about s Iv r; but
now they are whispering to one another
that it is not mtvh of a deluge anyhow.
Still, we advise them to ke*p their umbrel
las up.
The spectator at Griffin who was such a
tierce and unbridled democrat that lie
didn't wai.’ to reside in the >ani*- state
with populist* was a postmaster of th*
fourth i lass, Mr. Cleveland ought to find
a warmer place for him.
Ebl 1 UEIA L COM MEN E.
According to a IJverpool comic paper
a young man was arrested in that city,
charged with kissing a lady against her
will on the public highway. The prison r
pleaded that she was in bloomers, an I
mistook her for his long-lust brother. 1 h*»
magistrate discharged him. and it is said
the local tradesmen can now scarcely sup
ply the feminine demand for bicycles and
bluuinvrs.
Victoria is speaking out against the new
woman and the new novel. According to
“Vanity Fair” the queen has expressed a
strong opinion regarding th* **»*-« ailed new
woman, especially as to the < tyle of her
dress. The queen, it is added, is also
strongly oppose*l to the “advanced novel,
and remarked recently to one of her en
tourage that it was a great pity* th<- public
1 was in a mood to buy such books t ami
that if there was no purchasing publiq the
pvns would cease to write such matter.
Venice is disturb** 1 by the *|u*s i.r. cf
th** nude. Signor Grosso, a Turin p i r.tcr.
nas tn the exhibition a sens* •* I ;
called “The Ix»st itondesvous ” l» u Juan
i Iles dead in his coffin tn a huren lighted
by torches; ail the women he h :s d d
have come to see him, and fill vbe ••he. <*h,
but they have forgotten to bring ’he.r
clothes, an*! the only drapery b- y hive is
a few flowers. When the .upr*’.<s <*t Aus
tria saw the picture her only cr.ticlsm wj s
that there were too many flowc s. Th
patriarch of Venice has forbi 1!< i go »«i
Catholics from attending the « xh.br.. ui be
cause the scene of the picture is *n a
church. The picture swings on a jiv u.
and. when boarding schools came :. *ar, ks
turned face to the wail.
1 The passage of the Jews through the Re«l
sea is now explained in a manner which
takes that event out of the list of mir. - k
General Tulloch, it appears, has recently*
been conducting a survey fur the British
government of that part of Egypt through
‘ which tba route of th® ®v<wto® laid.
and in one of his reports he tells of a btona
which occurred last spring and which r>.
produced almost identi* ally the
under which the Jews are described in *h«
scripture as having escaped from Egypt
into the promised land He says the
was so terrific that within a few hours tte
waters had been swept away out of Flgnt,
leaving the vessels stranded high and drr
am! the sand exposed so that an rrmy
might have walked across in perfect safety.
Miss Martha Wilson, of Mount Vernoa,
X. Y., died recently, and her heir a have
Low discovered that between h‘r eigc.iy.
seventh and ninetieth years sne speat
S.W.<«OO. of which she was .est m romrof
hy her sister. Up to her tttghty-sevet.il
year she was very penurious beeaute >b<
had little money. VV'h»u» her ship came jr.,
however, she squandered mon*y
left. As a landlady she was m Ideal, !t
belne her habit every no*v nil tne-»
jiend the tenants r* r-ipted bills for their
rent, flowers on Easter Sunday, lav sh
gifts* on Christmas, and at other tim*s
< hecks for handsome amounts. O -asion
:i!ly she would give a hous* io a-friend.
In this way th** good old la !y managed to
squander th** >.'•*».’*» in three y arv The
W j«on he rs ar** now trying to - h> 1 <_f
the scHtered estate, but they will not have
half a* much fun as the uid lady »al t u
sp ndlng it.
poor Mrs. L 1 >' *r.*ord, w low of
Ctlif»rnia senator, has ma > a bid b'*
In her <b 5..» tu h ip a go*>«i ‘ i i • ,ie
r'- cn:ly off. red to dirp< ** of gal.
loas us brandy from her vineyard for t ie
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ‘
has drawn upon her the censure of ; iv
€Tilcag«» prea< aers. ‘ Her ex* . * that t;
will he used for medi nil pur; ■ .si
mask.” declared th** ’i**v. •». E- M »!,
college. Jnde**d, t’» **nd you’ll. • • i 'a
you think any professor w*.ul * i.ir*- .*
cate t**mi»erance there? 1 n »■>’ ■ ‘TU ’iv
would oppose Ee;ii;ng any ’hr: . a i
t<» a co*l*-xe Muppor;*- i b> «.u«* - •
liquor.” A* a in u.si* .•»’ m»* ung a r •
tion was adopted comlemn.ng Mr.;. m
ford's course. The orand v- o te** be
j w.io want an r<iu. aiivi* u.ll ii*■to *. e
i «* «•
' Jeffemon Levy, th*- owner of Jefferson's
*,l<l horn*-. Munlirello. in Virginia, re ently
lunch*-*! with the prince of Walts at a big
Lore .-al-. Mr. la ' pu: ba--1 a >*• m i
which he has j.r. ~ nt -4 t . • olon-l N.,
the -nitrate kit'ir.” wh.» 41-1 n»-st of t-.
buying. "1 bad a l«“S talk witu 1
prince," «n*d Mr. Levy, “an 4 he gave me
* s-.. .4 lavitaUoa caw® and s ■ ■
asaln. He a>k*4 a number of q- •
aliout America, but he seemed especially in
terested in Virginia. I was surprised at
his intimate knowl*-4<e of the *>ld 1' c. n
lon. He told me all about his V sit to
Mount Vernon when he was in America,
an! sail he would like to go there again,
but he has not the tlm * to do so. I sat hy
the side of the duke of York at lunch. lie
is -I nice fellow, but he has not the ‘harm
ing manner whit* his father posses»ez ; I
told th- prin *e that I knew Jtichard ‘ ro
k'-r and I th i.k the prince would like to s«s
the American win some races."
he has changed his views.
From The Atlanta Evening Journal.
Washington. July 15.— .'—’.-«:ary Holts
Smith's attention was called today to an
arthle published yesterday charg es at
he had been at one time an advo t •• or
the silver free coinage and subtreas iry
plan of the Farmers' Alii men. It ’aa
I sa.4 that five years ago he publ-sheu a
letter advocating these v.* ws. speak-ng
on the subject, the secretary =>a,4.
“My att-aOon has just l~en cal.el to
the publication of a letter written by on
in Sept* n.i.er. I<W. to Hon. W. I*. H*-ea
and putdished at that time in The Atlan t
Journal. The Journal was then openly j. •**
posing th** subrreasury scheme, t
personal opposition to it was
Stood. The letter clearly exciud
of committing to ail us the *e v
j<»n& wiucn it pr«*eu’ J, ®ic*.
known tnac 1 did tho Xr«<
of silver.
“I was giving most of xny atte
profcs-ional work at That time, an
posed without thorough investigation that
the free colhage. us si.v«*r would carry the
\ du* of the silver bullion coinage into a
dollar to par and also keep th® si'ver and
gold dollars upon a pax\i.y wita equal pur
chasing powers.
“Sin- »• Chen i have givfcn to the subject
mu< h more study, and being Jon.-’i-'nly
tii-tie i that the free are! unbii.;>d ai d
in i p ?.dent co.uf silver at th*
of lt» to 1 would result in siiv*. r mononi'-lai
lisrn, X nave for »evcr«.l years u; a y up
pos-d it.”
Hi: TALKS Allot T GEOKGU.
< a «»v. Hallock lias lu(erc»tlng
I biTo *•«•> Aboat this Stair.
lion. Kufus B. Bullock, us Atlant;*, *s
in New York. He was interview**d by The
Morning Journal, and had a great deal to
ray al»uul Georgia. An*ung other lhi:.„s
he said;
•’But we are engaged in much be' r
work now than fighting free silver. V»a
are enriching th*' slate and bringing bes
native r«.~jurcvs to the front. Ex-GuV
eriiur Nui th* n devoted his l*me to d» velop
ing the ma'.erial a>i<l educational intere .s
ol the state. li ■ went west and pr®a* n»*d
Georgia soil and G »r.na climate-. 1 .*«
|M « plr became intexcsleu because North* a
said the n. -,ru and the climate were not *n
the way «»! u*usi j»auspt-ruus anu pro
gressive tarnung. Ihe western pie
Fefit down their own m a to see about tne
matter, and returned sailsfie*!. Then a big
l,*»»t,‘>w acres of pin* land in Irwin co -ty.
Th*-s«- lau-is. wl.cn tic- pine timber is cut
off, n>..k' the ii.i*- :>rodu* ing land in tn®
work!, and it is *.afy tu cultivate.
%\ «•<(«*rit I'uruierw itr.nu Wealth.
“It is no 1’ i'k • an < xperinient, for the
first west- rn farm* rs ar already
hand, and at work. They were all pr -
ti'-ui men farmer'- -and simply sold out
and brought their capita* ai.d knowledge
to Georgia. Tie y must av*-rag« ea>iiy
over s'.* • . a-h ta< h, whk h makes ov»-r
KW* brought into the slate at un«* time.
Then the lands with the new farms on
them are now worth Vj.-a*.’. in two
y**a.rs they will l«* worth ■. So
you s*e what a great increase in values
this movement creates. The tanners have
quick markets and railroad coinmux.c a
lioii, which was what they sought. The
I
Northvn by giving low rates to the imnii
| graiioi* scheme. It is expected that in
tw » years ‘o- rgia will have JU’.tWd to iiO.’Ml
emigrants from the west and northwest.
Tn»‘l ciimat* is salubrious, and tlie long
winters ;;v**id-d. Governor Norther* bis
inspired eunlmeii'-e into the j » *»ple he has
an* adv bn* . .hl into the sta.*- this Jtar,
and thousands mure are touting tu his
opinions."
ItlMMta'w Great Exposition.
Touching upon the gr* at exposit! n,
which r.s at Atlanta in S* p ♦ inker. Gov
ernor Buh* k spoke with pardonable pride
us the scope ol the enterprise. He said:
“I do nut believe any city In America,
with only llV." , n> j‘opulation. would have
Jimi* rtak- n what Allan;;* has. Tile expo
sition has grown tu an extent not antici
pated when the id* a was first suggested,
insiead of eight or ten mum buildings,
th* re will be twenty-live or thirty, besides
scores of others fur slat* ana sp* cia! ex
f
m >re in; rest titan any' ever held in the
United Slates, nut exuepiing the world’s
fair at Chicago. I don’t m* aii the magni
tude, but the chara* :vr of the exhibits
will be wider a-i i will demonstrate to thft
visitor the possibilities not heretofore un
drrstood. ’ill*- txnibft of precious stones
and crj.-tals found south of th*- Potomac
riv -r h.‘s been so thoroughly collected and
<ii ripuv* I? display* *! wid astound all
who ai ordinarily w’eti p ’-d on these
spf ialties.
“Tiiv!* will a gieater variety of «»j»er
| ating exhibits thin were at <’bi ag*». in
I running order. sh**v.ing the various pro-
I rinses of n»;-nufa' turc of both t* xtiles and
iron. There will i»«- pieces of machinery
doing the whob business, and some mar
vels will I**' exhibit* i. Ev- i pins will be
I manufactured at exp *sitio.ii.”